Big manufacturers need to redesign our (circular) economy
Last year saw the UK government call on all businesses to sign up to the globally recognised UN Race to Zero Climate Commitment, by pledging to go One Step Greener during COP26. With 45% of global greenhouse gas emissions coming from the way we make and use products and food, local business needs to start looking at how they contribute.
The South African government has already been implementing the appropriate changes; last year, the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries released an updated National Waste Management Strategy, which outlined government policy and strategic interventions for the waste sector and is aligned and responsive to the Sustainable Development Goals.
“Over the last year or so we have seen a small increase in big manufacturing businesses wanting to impro...